Well done, Guillermo, well done

Rating: 6/10 (29 July 2013)

What can I say? This movie was, at the very least, a helluva good time. It did have it's issues; the biggest of which was some dialog that was less the amazing. The delivery and the writing prevented it from being something truly spectacular. That being said, this movie provides endless amounts of visual stimulation. The fight scenes were well choreographed and well shot. Guillermo Navarro outdid himself with this visual gem; it's easy to understand why Guillermo Del Toro has used him on most of his films. The story allows for a lot of imagination and doesn't feel the need to address all of the points of the world it created. I appreciate that in a film. The other portion of this film that I love is the ending. It lets the climax taper of naturally, a rare thing in modern cinema. Too many movies have to answer so many questions at the end that it gets drug out far too long. Not Pacific Rim, it wraps everything up in a neat package and sends us on our way. Will this movie be a historical masterpiece? Hell no, but what it will do is remind you of how to have fun at the movies.